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Siren song: Sons of Bill to release third album on March 27

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:33:36 -0400

The first track from the album, "Santa Ana Winds," makes good on a promise that songwriter James Wilson made in April 2009 during an interview with C-VILLE

MACRoCk XV announces initial line-up

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:48:42 -0400

A first look at the featured acts of this annual Harrisonburg rock festival

VQR releases short film to coincide with latest issue

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:57:00 -0400

Check out "Half Lives: The Chernobyl Workers Now"

Live storytelling, a Sarah White Christmas party, and more

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:32:15 -0400

What's going on this weekend?

The Virginia Film Festival and faculty arts initiatives receive grants

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:35:17 -0400

2012 is the year of community outreach

VQR announces new publisher, deputy editor, and advisory board

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:49:06 -0400

Organizational changes afoot at the Virginia Quarterly Review

Free show Tuesday night at the Jefferson

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:26:11 -0400

The three G's: gospel, glam, garage rock.

Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln, a Waltons reunion and how to bring Oprah to Culpeper.

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:03:19 -0400

Plus, UVA hosts the latest in apocalyptic tabletop games.

Fugazi launches live archive with two local shows

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:00:22 -0400

Relive the golden days of Trax with a post-hardcore show.

The Invisible Hand and Astronomers announce a Jefferson Theater showdown

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:32:33 -0400

Only one local indie-rock powerhouse can emerge victorious.

Wes Swing makes plans for an eco-friendly touring van

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:01:41 -0400

A local alt-folk cellist looks to ditch the Civic for biodiesel

Warren Craghead, comic artist, on a month of work

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:25:37 -0400

A local artist commits to creating one comic a day for the month of November

The Green plays the Southern

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:46:41 -0400

Hawaiian reggae phenoms return to town at the top of the charts

Writing the Life of Kurt Vonnegut

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:03:38 -0400

Local writer Charles J. Shields composes Vonnegut's first biography

Bill T. Jones and Frank London perform at UVA this week

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:39:45 -0400

Two artists continue UVA residencies with talks and concerts.

Monticello Avenue mural gets dedicated today

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:12:07 -0400

The Charlottesville Mural Project finishes up its first

First Fridays, Emperor X and Sonny Fortune

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:53:20 -0400

What's going on this weekend?

Viewing Virginia through the Virginia Film Festival

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:04:05 -0400

Seven chances to catch local culture on film

Charles Wright and Olivia Ellis lead us Out West

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:12:30 -0400

New Dominion Bookshop previews Poems of the American West

The Mock Star's Ball, Experimental Dance, St. Vincent and Charles Wright

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:00:47 -0400

What's going on this weekend?

Catch an early Hitchcock film for 25 cents

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:51:42 -0400

"The Lodger" screens tonight at the Paramount for next to nothing.

Dave Matthews launches California wine line

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:23:02 -0400

Under the Table and Drinking

Dizzy Gillespie Tributes, Adult Swim Block Parties, Superior Donuts and The Fire Tapes

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:03:25 -0400

What's going on this weekend?

Plan 9 files for bankruptcy

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:14:45 -0400

Restructuring their debt and remaining open

Red Rattles releases a new EP tonight

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:02:44 -0400

Pujol opens. A must-not-miss show

Pulitzer-winning poet Claudia Emerson talks memory, writing and grief

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:26:43 -0400

The poet read and spoke at UVA last week

Evil Dead: The Musical, Invisible Hand, Crozet 5k and G. Love

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:55:11 -0400

What's going on this weekend?

Documentary about local preacher making a national splash

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:12:18 -0400

The A.V. Club loves Daniel Kraus' "Preacher," about Bishop William Nowell of the New Covenant Church

Code f.a.d. riffs on fashion designers at McGuffey dance event

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:39:19 -0400

Miki Liszt Dance Co. hosted the show

Celebrated cultural mag Gadfly returns in online-only form

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:09:04 -0400

Rutherford Institute-run online art mag is a platform for young local writers

First Fridays, The Festy, "Parade" and "Make Believe"

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:47:06 -0400

What's going on this weekend?

Beats Antique: A lot of beat, a little dancing

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:50:46 -0400

The world-electro group played the Jefferson last night

Oliver Stone, Larry Flynt, Spacek and Fisk, Ben Manikiewicz booked for Virginia Film Festival

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:55:44 -0400

More to come as fast as I can type it

McSweeney's editor, writer and funnyman John Warner shares comedic insights

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:22:57 -0400

A weekend of satire, an ugly dog and humor writing.

Stephen Malkmus comes to the Jefferson

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:55:38 -0400

"The distortion is way too clear"

Virginia Film Festival will announce special guests later this week

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 01:28:53 -0400

Who would you like to see in town?

Stephen Malkmus at the Jefferson, free/cheap flicks, and a marathon at the Southern

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:56:24 -0400

What's going on this weekend?

Magic kids: A conversation with the team behind "Make Believe"

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:34:47 -0400

We caught up with local native J. Clay Tweel before the October 8 screening of his film about teen magicians

Crozet Music Festival has been postponed

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:58:21 -0400

The Misty Mountain Music Festival, scheduled for the same location as last year's CMF, rolls on

Kevin Wilson reads from "The Family Fang" tonight at the UVA bookstore

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:59:33 -0400

"Mr. and Mrs. Fang called it art. Their children called it mischief."

Goo Goo Dolls announced for the John Paul Jones Arena

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:02:13 -0400

Details herein

Good shows at the Hamner at 4CP, plus fun to be had at the Jefferson and Southern

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:40:07 -0400

What's going on this weekend?

UVA grads at work on a feature-length comedy

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:22:18 -0400

Check out the trailer for "Cute Kitten Video" (Please Watch)

UVA Art Museum launches Writers Eye competition

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:58:08 -0400

Calling all young poets and writers

Nevermind "Nevermind": "Pinkerton" also has an important birthday Saturday

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:01:06 -0400

Remembering 15 years of Weezer's magnum opus

Victory lap: Novelist Chad Harbach talks his blockbuster debut novel The Art of Fielding

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:45:13 -0400

Harbach reads at New Dominion on September 30

Win tickets to the United Stations of Comedy Tour at the Paramount

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:50:23 -0400

This November the theater hosts "the biggest show ever to visit Charlottesville"

Mi Circo es su circo

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:14:53 -0400

Local kids steal the show at Charlottesville's first bilingual circus

Avett Brothers and afterparty with Vetiver, activists reflect on war and warming up for Mount Eerie

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:11:40 -0400

What's going on this weekend?

Virginia Festival of the Book announces featured writers

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:15:24 -0400

Start gearing up now for the 2012 fest, scheduled for March

Just Lyricz Open Mic & Poetry Jam gives poetry a chance

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:27:29 -0400

Bi-weekly event showcases local poetic and musical talents

Hit hard, and carry a tiny drumset: Deerhoof's Greg Saunier speaks

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:29:22 -0400

Deerhoof plays at the Jefferson Theater on September 22

UVA study: SpongeBob is bad for kids

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:53:48 -0400

Keep your 4-year-olds away from "SpongeBob SquarePants"

A bunch of 9/11 commemorations, Midtown Street Fair, shows to catch and more

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:20:32 -0400

What are you up to this weekend?

Mount Eerie's elusive Elverum talks new record, David Lynch and more

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:10:58 -0400

Mount Eerie plays the UVA Chapel later this month

Win tickets to see David Bazan at some weird house show

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:02:22 -0400

This show by the former Pedro the Lion frontman sounds really, really fun

Who are our butter sculptors?

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:45:00 -0400

A dispatch from the Minnesota State Fair

Statewide folklife program highlights local Sacred Harp group

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:04:00 -0400

If you haven't already seen "Cold Mountain" or "Awake, My Soul," you must hear this music

A Q&A with the encaustic painter Martha Saunders

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:46:10 -0400

Saunders has a show at Les Yeux du Monde through September

Check out new music videos made by Light House students for local bands

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:33:45 -0400

A montage of clips, with new releases from Downbeat Project Borrowed Beams and...me. Sorry.

Local musicians host benefit show for indie labels hurt in London riot fire

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:33:16 -0400

The blaze at the Sony DADC warehouse there took 25 million discs and impacted indie labels

Devon and Paul bid buh-bye, inside the "Cave" and good ideas for a rainy weekend

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:36:52 -0400

What's going on this weekend

Holdin' on to black metal, and their Southern roots

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:10:41 -0400

My Morning Jacket played the Pavilion last night. Check out some pics and review

Dave and Tim played the Pavilion this weekend

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:58:39 -0400

Ticket-purchasers can still donate the price of their ticket to charities until the end of September

Places #6: Kevin Everson

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:36:49 -0400

We caught up with the UVA film professor, whose show at the Whitney was reviewed in the New York Times last week

Dave and Tim, Best of C-VILLE weekend and Democrats vote

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:13:07 -0400

What's going on this weekend?

Revamping Woody: Author Kaufman wants to renovate Guthrie's legacy

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:23:24 -0400

Kaufman performed songs as the Dust Bowl king as part of an "interactive documentary" this afternoon

City Council candidates weigh in on the city's role in the local arts

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:25:30 -0400

What plans do candidates have for the local arts?

Dump at the Teahouse, CLAW, Birdlips and lots more

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:10:22 -0400

What's going on this weekend?

Places #5: Miki Liszt

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:39:06 -0400

The dancer shows us the place that inspires her: her studio

An e-conversation with Dump and Yo La Tengo's James McNew

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:14:07 -0400

McNew is in town this weekend with his solo project Dump

How to tour Virginia without using any energy

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 08:18:22 -0400

The Petrol-Free Gypsy Carnival Tour passed through Random Row Books last week

Last chance for Ash Lawn and Heritage, plus TR3, Hornsby and Bela Fleck and more

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:15:50 -0400

What's going on this weekend?

Deborah Eisenberg is leaving UVA for Columbia University

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:12:56 -0400

The super-talented short story writer has taught in town since 1994

The Decemberists played the nTelos Wireless Pavilion last night

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:40:49 -0400

How much drama can a rock concert take before it becomes a musical?

Locally-honed, bedroom-grown pop from James McNew's Dump

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:39:21 -0400

One more song that every Charlottesville music fan should know

Alison Krauss played the Free Clinic Benefit Saturday

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:44:00 -0400

John Robinson was on hand to capture the magic

John Grisham wins inaugural Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:30:21 -0400

"The Confession" wins, in which a man guilty of a murder sets about trying to prove his guilt

A few picks for the weekend: Nettles and Timbre, Krauss and Dawes

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:05:35 -0400

Timbre, the harp-based group, comes to town Saturday

Places #4: Sarah Owen

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:14:32 -0400

The visual artist and designer takes us up a mountain

Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds announce Pavilion gig for August 20

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:25:29 -0400

Taking a break from concerts in 2011, my foot.

Dad country for young men: an interview with Jonny Corndawg

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:42:36 -0400

"One of my favorite artists, John Hartford...says, 'Be very careful what you become famous for.'"

New shows announced: Trey Anastasio and My Morning Jacket

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:36:39 -0400

Endless jams and "orchestral funk" from the Phish frontman and his band, plus festival kings return for a victory dance

Paul Curreri and Devon Sproule are moving to Germany

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 01:40:21 -0400

They're moving to Berlin. And no, that's not a town in Virginia

Tree of Life, finally; plus opera, a zombie musical, lots of tunes and more

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:51:13 -0400

What're you up to this weekend?

Open Studio files: Alex Caton

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:38:36 -0400

More on the old-time fiddler, including a rough cut of a new track, "Willie Nelson, I Love You (And My Husband, He Doesn't Really Mind)"

Check out Sarah White's new video for "I.L.Y."

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:29:13 -0400

Red Rattles and Six Day Bender's Luke Nutting stars in a new video from our leading local songstress

Indie rock to buy stuff to

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:52:51 -0400

If you can shop to bands like Grizzly Bear, how groundbreaking are they? An informal survey of the critically acclaimed music I heard while shopping or eating out

Attack of the cover (and revival) bands

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:36:25 -0400

With Pink Floyd at the Paramount, the Dead and Jefferson Airplane revival at the Jefferson and the Beatles at the Pavilion, it's like 1968 up in here

An under the radar show by bluegrass legend McReynolds, a local release, opera and more

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:19:30 -0400

What's going on this weekend?

Places #3: John D

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:31:40 -0400

The composer, jazz musician and teacher shows us his favorite parking lot in the latest installment of this series, where local artists show us local spots that inspire them

Jesse Winchester has esophageal cancer

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:41:39 -0400

The acclaimed songwriter announced on his website that July and August dates are canceled

Defriended: Is station founder Mike Friend out at WNRN?

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:58:04 -0400

Assistant General Manager Anne Williams is acting general manager. Meanwhile, lots of whispers, but no word from the station's Board of Directors

Elevated cribbing: Wild Nothing played the Southern on Sunday

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:36:46 -0400

Blacksburg's breakout indie rock act teaches how to recycle

Already saw Picasso this year? Not like this

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 08:44:24 -0400

Show of Picasso's prints at Les Yeux du Monde show explores when the artist was "happy for a change"

Wild Nothing, Sarah White, Heritage fest and lots more

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:29:33 -0400

What's going on this weekend?

Stephen Malkmus announced for Jefferson Theater

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:15:41 -0400

Also, Perpetual Groove and Umphrey's McGee

Open Studio files: Ari Berne

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 09:21:54 -0400

In this week's feature, we spoke to the young hip-hop artist Ari Berne. Check out some of his music here

Get your photo on the cover of C-VILLE

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:22:06 -0400

The annual "Art Director is on Vacation" photo contest is underway

Places #2: Patrick Costello

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:23:13 -0400

At home with the local printmaker and multimedia artist